ZIP 59701 recorded 370 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 1,782 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson County, MT. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
1,782 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 353 | |
| 2022 | 351 | |
| 2023 | 305 | |
| 2024 | 403 | |
| 2025 | 370 |
Jul peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 59701 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 393 | 22.1% | |
| 2 | Power line down | 172 | 9.7% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 151 | 8.5% | |
| 4 | Grass fire | 96 | 5.4% | |
| 5 | Carbon monoxide incident | 90 | 5.1% |
For the 25 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 59701 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outside area, other | 61 | 12.7% | |
| 2 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 59 | 12.3% | |
| 3 | Undetermined | 50 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 49 | 10.2% | |
| 5 | Other | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 6 | Cooking area, kitchen | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 7 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 8 | Vehicle area, other | 19 | 4.0% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 185 | 38.5% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 216 | 45.0% | |
| 2 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 31 | 6.5% | |
| 3 | Fireworks | 30 | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 25 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 23 | 4.8% | |
| 6 | Arcing | 20 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 18 | 3.8% | |
| 8 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 14 | 2.9% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 103 | 21.5% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 59701 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 331% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 2 | $700,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Special outside fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 4 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 6 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 7 | $260,000 | Building fires | 2024 | Major |
| 8 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 59701.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butte | 1,727 | |
| 2 | Walkerville | 41 |
Some ZIPs span multiple counties. The primary above is the largest by population weight; secondary counties are below.
| County | State | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Bow County | MT | 1.00 | FIPS 30093 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 1,782 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.